audiocodec
nounUK /ˈɔːdiəʊkəʊdɛk/
US /ˈɔːdioʊkoʊdɛk/
A tool that makes sound files smaller so they are easy to store and send.
She used an audiocodec to shrink the song so it would fit on her phone.
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2. A program that changes sound into a digital form and back again.
The app's audiocodec turned her voice memo into a tiny file.
3. A chip inside a device that handles sound recording and playback.
The new tablet has a fast audiocodec for clear video calls.
4. A standard way of saving sound so different players can open it.
This audiocodec is common, so the file plays on almost any device.